Müglitz Valley Railway

Müglitz Valley Railway
Dohna station around 1900
Overview
Type	narrow gauge rail way
Termini	Heidenau Altenberg
Line number	6605
Operation
Opened	November 17, 1890
Operator(s)	Royal Saxon State Railways, Deutsche Reichsbahn, DR, Deutsche Bahn, Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe
Technical
Line length	38.00 km (23.61 mi)
Track gauge	750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Minimum radius	139 m (456.0 ft)
Operating speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Maximum incline	36 ‰
Route number	246, 246.1
Route map

Altenberg station in 2008

The Müglitz Valley Railway (Müglitztalbahn) is a German railway in Saxony. Branching off the Elbe Valley Railway, it connects the town of Heidenau near Dresden with the spa town of Altenberg in Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains). The total length is 38 km, with a total incline of 634 meters^[1]. The scenic track follows primarily the Müglitz river, passing the towns of Dohna, Glashütte and Geising. The railway was initially a narrow gauge railway, which was opened on November 17, 1890. Between 1935 and 1938, the tracks were graded and converted to standard gauge^[1].

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Müglitztalbahn official web site (in German)

External links

• official web site (in German)
• http://www.saxon-steam.com/rail_clubs_museums/14/Mueglitz_Valley_Museum_Railroad.html
• http://www.sachsenschiene.de/str/pag_str131.htm
• http://www.sachsenschiene.de/str/pag_str33.htm
• http://www.heimatverein-cunnersdorf.de/chronik/hochwasser2002/glashuette/1927_hochwasser_glashuette.html (image of the flooding 1927 in Glashütte station)